I think this song is about living in a world you feel absolutely in conflict with (your world, not ours, your world, not mine). The mainstream culture feeds you certain images and ideas (a way of being, a way of thinking, etc.) which are not representative of you, and only cater to "one particular point of view" (as mentioned in another Bikini Kill song).
In this way dominant culture kills the "other" or minority. This song is about "sticking it to the man" and resisting the killing of yourself, and your integrity, for the sake of conformity. It's about not letting your oppressors get you down, and still "fighting the good fight", despite a culture or person who makes you feel like shit, resisting the so-called "psychic death".
I think this song is about living in a world you feel absolutely in conflict with (your world, not ours, your world, not mine). The mainstream culture feeds you certain images and ideas (a way of being, a way of thinking, etc.) which are not representative of you, and only cater to "one particular point of view" (as mentioned in another Bikini Kill song).
In this way dominant culture kills the "other" or minority. This song is about "sticking it to the man" and resisting the killing of yourself, and your integrity, for the sake of conformity. It's about not letting your oppressors get you down, and still "fighting the good fight", despite a culture or person who makes you feel like shit, resisting the so-called "psychic death".